Rev. Al Sharpton led an event in Tallahassee, Florida to protest Ron DeSantis' rejecting the College Board's AP African American Studies high school course.
FILE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in Miami. DeSantis on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, announced plans to block state colleges from having programs on diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory.
"In the state of Florida, our education standards not only don’t prevent, but they require teaching black history, all of the important things, that’s part of our core curriculum," DeSantis said."This course on Black history.
The Republican Governor's comments came after White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the move by Florida to not permit the courses on Black history"incomprehensible." "It is incomprehensible to see that this is what this ban — or this block, to be more specific — that DeSantis has put forward," Jean-Pierre said in a press conference."If you think about the study of Black Americans, that is what he wants to block and, again, these types of actions aren’t new, especially from what we’re seeing from Florida, sadly.""And let's not forget: They didn't ban ... they didn't block AP European history," Jean-Pierre added.
Manny Diaz Jr., Florida’s education commissioner, in a statement last week pushed back on the White House's comments stating that Florida will"not accept woke indoctrination masquerading as education."
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